Henry beeee



(No Modem' .n :H BREER. APPARATUS 'RDESICGTING FERTILIZ'ERS.

.Patented Nov. 2o, laas.

QW l 9 no 2 0. N

'HENRY BREER, OF DE VITI,

FFICE.

NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO CAROLINE H. BREER, OF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR DESICCATING FERTILIZERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,919, dated November20, 1883.

Application filed September 1,1883. (No model.)

To all whom t 17a-ty concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BEBER, of De .Vitt, in the county of Onondaga,in the State of N ew York, have invented new and useful Improveniente inApparatus for Dcsiccating Animal Matter, of which the following, takenin connection-with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to the class of desiceating apparatus for which Ihave obtained Letters Patent ofthe United States, No. 255, 925, and isdesigned more particularly as a further improvement on the constructionshown in the pending application, ied March 9, 1888.

The object of my present invention is to facilitate the movement of thesubstance under treatment toward the gate or discharge-door at the endof the desic-cating-cylinder, and also to collect and carry off suchliquid as may leak 2o from the ends of the desiccating-cylinder, and

to that end my invention consists in the coinbination, with the rotarydesiccatingcylinder, of the devices hereinafter fully described, andspecifically set forth in the claims.

In the annexed, drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section ofa desiccating apparatus provided with my improvements, a por tion oi thedesiccating-cylinder being broken away to illustratethe devicesconnected to the 3o interior thereof; and Figs. 2 and 3 are verticaltransverse sections taken, respectively, on lines a and y y in Fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspendi ng parts.

A represents the furnace or fire arch of the apparatus. B is anelongated combustionchamber communicating with the fire-arch, and Cdenotes the rotary desiccating-cylinder exten ded the length ofthecombustion-chamber 4o and j ournaled in suitable boxes in the end wallsof said chamber, the combustion-chamber being built around the cylinderG, so as tocompletely inclose the same and have a space between themforthe circulation ofthe products of 4 5 combustion, which are caused toenter the cylinder at the upper part of the farther end thereof andescape to the chimney D at the front end oi' the apparatus, as indicatedby arrows in Fig. 1 of the drawings. A plate, E, secured 5o to the endwall of the combustionchamber,

closes the greater portion of the rear or farther end of the cylinder C,and forms the necessary inlet vfor the products of combustion at theupper portion of said cylinder. The lower portion ofthe plate E isconstructed with a door, F, 5 5 through which to discharge the contentsof the cylinder. A chute, el, is provided at opposite end of thecylinder for introducing thereto the animal mattei' to he desiccated. Apulley or gear-wheel, I, attached to the outer end of 6o the trunnion oraxle of the cylinder, and connected with a suitable motor, impartsrotary motion to the cylinder C, while the contents thereof aresubjected to the heat of the products of combustion ilnpinging upon theexterior of the cylinder and circulating through the interior ofthesame. Chains e e, extended across the interior of the cylinder, serve to,thoroughly agitate and break up the animal Y their sides to the angesa, so as to project radially from the cylinder-shell. Each set of saidscoops is connected at the free ends thereof by a rod, r, which isextended to the end of the cylinder, so as to be accessible through Sothe door F. By means of said rod the scoops b b can be swung into anydesired angle of inclination, and thus cause them to cast the animalmatter with greater or less force toward the discharge end or door F ofthe cylinder C, 8 5 and thus remove the contents of the cylinder asrapidly as it becomes desiccated.

In order to maintain the surroundings of the desiccating apparatus dryand clean, I form in the end walls of the combustion-chamber 9o B twochannels, c c', respectively under the two ends of the cylinder C, so asto collect the leakage therefrom, said channels being extended throughthe side wall, where suitable provision can readily be made for takingcare of said leakage.

Having described my improvements, what Iclaim is- 1. In combination withthe rotary cylinder, scoops hinged to the inner periphery of said roo 2essere cylinder, and adjusting-rods connected to said of the cylinder,substantially as and for the scoops7 for regulating the inclinationthereof7 purpose set forth. substantially as speciiied. In testimonywhereof I have hereunto signed 2. rIlhe combination, with the rotarycylinmy narne and afXed my seal7 in the presence 15 5 der C, ofthelongitudinal iianges a, angle-irons of two attesting Witnesses, atSyracuse, in the b, pivotcd at the end of one of their sides on countyof Onondaga, in the State of New York, the flange a, and the rod i",connected to the this 23d day of August, 1883.

free ends of the angle-irons, substantially as HENRY BREER. [L s]described and shown. Witnesses: Io 3. In combination with the rotarycylinder FREDERICK H.r GIBBS,

C, the'channels c e', arranged under the ends i WILLIAM CHANDLERRAYMOND.

